HS 2 Nervous System and Special Senses

The function of the neuron is to transmit information to other nerves, tissues, and cells.

• True

• False

The Somatic Nervous System is involuntary

• True
• False

The Autonomic Nervous System is involuntary

• True
• False

The "Fight or Flight" response is part of the

• Sympathetic Nervous System
• Parasympathetic Nervous System
• Sensory Nervous System

What does the acronym F.A.S.T. mean?

• Face, Arm, Speech, Time
• Face, Arm, Spine, Toes
• Face, Arm, Sclera, Time

Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive disease that causes brain atrophy (shrinking) and brain cells to die.

• True
• False

An electroencephalogram is an amplified recording of the electrical waves sweeping across the brain’s surface, measured by electrodes placed on the scalp. It is also known as a/an

• EEG
• ECG
• EPG

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue. It can be used as a diagnostic tool.

• True
• False

Epilepsy is caused by abnormal electrical impulses in the brain.

• True
• False

A Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or stroke, can only be caused by a blocked vessel in the brain.

• True
• False